The 2005 Challenge Tour was the 17th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 25 November 2004 – 22 October 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Rafael Gómez (2) Brad Sutterfield (2) Marc Warren (2) Fredrik Widmark (2) |
| Rankings | Marc Warren |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | US$300,000 | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 5 Dec | Panasonic Panama Open | Panama | US$200,000 | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 12 Dec | TIM Peru Open | Peru | US$168,000 | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 13 Feb | American Express Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | US$125,000 | 6 | TLA | ||
| 20 Feb | Summit Panama Masters | Panama | US$125,000 | 6 | TLA | ||
| 27 Feb | Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala | Guatemala | US$125,000 | 6 | TLA | ||
| 21 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 160,000 | 6 | |||
| 10 Apr | Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos | Portugal | 600,000 | 16 | EUR | ||
| 1 May | Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat | Spain | 115,000 | 6 | |||
| 8 May | Firstplus Wales Challenge | Wales | 125,000 | 6 | |||
| 15 May | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 120,000 | 6 | |||
| 29 May | Riu Tikida Hotels Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 130,000 | 6 | |||
| 12 Jun | Thomas Bjørn Open | Denmark | 115,000 | 6 | New tournament | ||
| 19 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | 400,000 | 16 | EUR | ||
| 26 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | 115,000 | 6 | |||
| 3 Jul | Open Mahou de Madrid | Spain | 120,000 | 6 | New tournament | ||
| 10 Jul | Open des Volcans – Challenge de France | France | 120,000 | 6 | |||
| 16 Jul | Texbond Open | Italy | 115,000 | 6 | |||
| 31 Jul | Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge | Ireland | 130,000 | 6 | New tournament | ||
| 14 Aug | Cadillac Russian Open | Russia | US$500,000 | 16 | EUR | ||
| 21 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 165,000 | 6 | |||
| 21 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | 6 | |||
| 27 Aug | Morson International Pro-Am Challenge | England | 150,000 | 6 | |||
| 4 Sep | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | 150,000 | 6 | |||
| 11 Sep | Telia Challenge Waxholm | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | 6 | |||
| 18 Sep | Rotterdam International Open | Netherlands | 115,000 | 6 | New tournament | ||
| 25 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 250,000 | 6 | New tournament | ||
| 2 Oct | Open de Toulouse | France | 115,000 | 6 | |||
| 9 Oct | Abama Open de Canarias | Spain | 450,000 | 16 | EUR | New tournament | |
| 22 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 250,000 | 6 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
editThe rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2006 European Tour.[3]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103,577 | |
| 2 | 103,129 | |
| 3 | 99,750 | |
| 4 | 94,335 | |
| 5 | 90,620 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
- ^ EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References
edit- ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "European Tour Results and Rankings" (PDF). European Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Suneson Wins Grand Final as Warren is Crowned Challenge Tour Number One". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
The European Tour's 20 newest Members have been handed their cards following Carl Suneson of Spain's victory at the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, where he recorded a one shot victory from the man who finished the year as the European Challenge Tour's Number One – Marc Warren of Scotland.